8,115 ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,012
- 2016: 8,323
- 2021: 8,115
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wollstonecraft · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wollstonecraft
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty percent of people here are young adults aged 25 to 44, making Wollstonecraft a hub for this age group. The area is one of the largest of its kind with 8,115 residents. It is generally a younger community than most similar areas, with a typical age of 38.
8,115
▲ +1.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wollstonecraft — higher than 87% of areas.
| Wollstonecraft | 8,115 |
|---|---|
| 2065, NSW | 31,698 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wollstonecraft is one of the largest areas at this level with 8,115 residents. The typical person living here is 38, which is a little younger than the New South Wales figure.
38 yrs ▲ +8.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 12.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also slightly less common here than across the state.
16.1% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wollstonecraft, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 18.8% compared to 11.5% nationally. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.4%, which is well below the state average.
0.4% ▲ +67.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.8% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wollstonecraft splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wollstonecraft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14377/wollstonecraft/topic/demographics-identity